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The majority of executive branch state employees are included in the furlough plan for this Friday, including non-merit employees and merit system employees, full-time and part-time, the governor and all cabinet secretaries and contract workers.

In order to keep needed services available, a limited number of state offices have been approved to remain open or partially open on Friday. Employees approved to receive an exception and remain at work Friday will take their furlough on another day in September.

The effort to renovate a second city block along Main Street has “reached another stumbling block,” Main Street Committee Chairman John Shircliffe told city commissioners last Thursday.

Officials with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet have requested that engineers bidding on the project be rated according to the candidates’ qualifications and submitted to KTC for selection. During the previous phase, city commissioners were permitted to select the lowest bidding firm.

The Spencer County School Board has publicized a proposal to increase real estate and personal property taxes by four percent, but Superintendent Chuck Adams said he plans to recommend something lower at tonight’s public hearing.

Mt. Eden Fire Department recently purchased a new tanker with the help of a FEMA grant. The tanker comes with a 2000 tank gallon and 750 gallon/minute pump. It will replace an older tanker which is now out of service. This tanker gives firefighters the ability to not only haul water but also be used as a pumper with pre-connected attack lines.

David Jenkins sat quietly Friday afternoon as a judge debated moving the Spencer County judge executive’s DUI trial to a neighboring county. Jenkins, who is seeking re-election this November, was cited for driving under the influence of alcohol April 10.

NEW YORK, New York – You’re on a crowded street, at the shopping mall or in a restaurant. Suddenly a stranger approaches you and slips you a small black card that reads “I’m free this weekend” Before you have time to turn around, the mysterious person is gone.

U.S. Congressman Brett Guthrie took part in a candidate question and answer session during a Spencer County Republican Party meeting August 2. Also available that evening to take citizen questions were candidates for state representative Kim King and for state senate Paul Hornback.